Cherry Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingBerlin · Pre-Seed–Series A · 37 people tracked
Also known as Cherry Ventures (US) · CHERRY VENTURES MANAGEMENT GMBH (AIFM)
Investment thesis
Cherry Ventures positions itself as a founder-first investor, emphasizing that it backs ambitious problem-solvers rather than just companies. The firm takes an industry-curious approach, backing European startups working on critical challenges across society, environment, and business. Its portfolio spans AI, energy, gaming, space tech, fintech, cybersecurity, and legal AI, supporting founders who change customer behaviour, enable enterprises and SMEs, drive impact and sustainability, and empower developers and creators. Cherry aims to be an early backer of businesses it believes will create lasting futures.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 37 people
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What they invest in
from 17 of 37 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×10AI & Machine Learning ×5Developer Tools ×5SaaS ×5Deep Tech ×3Consumer ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2LegalTech ×2
HQs:Germany×4United States×3Denmark×1Spain×1Finland×1France×1
Investments · 37 tracked
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Weld provides ETL (extract, transform, load) pipelines that move data from multiple SaaS tools into centralized destinations for analytics, AI, and operational workflows.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCopenhagen, DK
Jonas Thordal(Co-founder)Kristian Barrett(Co-founder)
Courtyard.io operates a marketplace where buyers purchase digital packs containing physical collectibles such as trading cards, comics, and watches, with options to store items in secure vaults or resell them at guaranteed prices.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesNew York City, US
Dash0 provides telemetry ingestion and monitoring services with transparent, volume-based pricing for logs, spans, and metrics.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
PartnerChristian Meermann· led
Fintech for smarter spending and faster operations.
Ninetailed offers a personalization platform that enables web teams to create and deliver tailored content experiences without developer support.
AdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
World's first fusion power plants.
Proxima develops stellarator fusion power plants designed to deliver clean, grid-ready electricity.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyMunich, DE
Dr. Francesco Sciortino(CEO and co-founder)Dr. Lucio Milanese(Co-founder and Chief External Affairs Officer)Dr. Jorrit Lion(Chief Scientist and co-founder)Martin Kubie(Chief Engineer and co-founder)inJonathan Schilling(Head of Labs and co-founder)in
Speechly provides an API that performs speech recognition and language understanding directly on user devices, reducing costs for applications that need to analyze spoken interactions in real time.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHelsinki, FI
Sphinx builds AI agents that help banks and fintech companies detect fraud and verify identities during customer onboarding, replacing manual compliance processes and catching synthetic identities and deepfakes.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Commerce without compromise; global commerce infrastructure.
PartnerChristian Meermann· led
Telli provides an AI voice platform that builds and deploys autonomous agents for sales, customer support, and operations tasks such as appointment booking, lead qualification, customer engagement, and payment collection across multiple languages.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBerlin, DE
Finn zur Muehlen(co-founder)inPhilipp Baumanns(co-founder)inSeb Hapte-Selassie(co-founder)in
The Exploration Company develops reusable space transportation infrastructure, including a capsule system for space station logistics and rocket engines.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechGermany, DE
Hélène Huby
An online coding platform offering self-paced lessons and project-based courses for middle and high school students to learn web development and programming through hands-on creative applications like video filters and augmented reality.
EdTechSan Francisco, US
Alexandra Diracles(Founder/CEO)Melissa Halfon(Founder/CTO)in
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Cherry Ventures invest at?
- Cherry Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Cherry Ventures's typical check size?
- Cherry Ventures typically writes checks of $2.2M – $7.7M.
- What sectors does Cherry Ventures focus on?
- Cherry Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Energy, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, LegalTech, SaaS, Space Tech.
- Where is Cherry Ventures located?
- Cherry Ventures is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
- Does Cherry Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Cherry Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamCommanding Space | Hélène Huby (The Exploration Company) with Filip Dames (Cherry Ventures)
Slush · Filip Dames
From Opera Singer to Billion Dollar VC: How European Startups Will Win I Filip Dames,Cherry Ventures
Venture Lab (with Luis) · Filip Dames
Dinika Mahtani: From Operator at Uber to backing early-stage startups at Cherry Ventures
40 Minute Mentor · Dinika Mahtani
Das beste VC-Intro: So überzeugst Du Top Tier VCs - mit Filip Dames, Cherry Ventures
Unicorn Bakery by Fabian Tausch · Filip Dames
Deutscher Top VC Investor Filip Dames (Cherry Ventures) über Finanzkrise 2008 vs. Die Krise heute
Unicorn Bakery by Fabian Tausch · Filip Dames
From Early Stage to Growth: Unpacked by Sophia Bendz (Cherry Ventures) and Carolina Brochado (EQT... | TechCrunch
Sophia Bendz · techcrunch.com
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Co-investors · 90
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